Abstract (Chloromethyl) pentamethyldisilane (I) underwent intramolecular rearrangement when treated with sodium methoxide, isopropoxide and phenoxide to give the corresponding alkoxypentamethyldisilylmethanes (CH 3) 3 SiCH 2 Si (CH 3) 2 OR, whereas it gave only substitution products of the formula (CH 3) 3 SiSi (CH 3) 2 CH 2 Y when allowed to react with sodium ethylmercaptide and thiophenolate, and with diethylamine and ...
